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in the studio, catherine christian, former assistant d.a. at the manhattan district attorney's office and msnbc legal analyst, chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney, senior fbi official and msnbc contributor. a lot to get to today. vaughn what is the very latest? >> reporter: david pecker has now testified over the course of the last two hours, essentially corroborating public statements that michael cohen now made for years, that in august of 2015, at a meeting at trump tower between him, donald trump and michael cohen, that they concocted the catch and kill scheme. not only of salacious stories like what ultimately would become the stormy daniels story, but also to plant negative stories about his opponents, incluing from the likes of ted cruz to hillary clinton. we also have david pecker testifying this morning that donald trump was a micromanager, somebody who evaluated the invoices that were provided and the checks that were provided to him, and had a good understanding about the finances that he was involved in. and we have david pecke
in the studio, catherine christian, former assistant d.a. at the manhattan district attorney's office and msnbc legal analyst, chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney, senior fbi official and msnbc contributor. a lot to get to today. vaughn what is the very latest? >> reporter: david pecker has now testified over the course of the last two hours, essentially corroborating public statements that michael cohen now made for years, that in august of 2015, at a meeting at trump tower between...
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i think catherine makes an important point. the judge didn't commit himself to incarceration if there's another violation. the judge indeed left himself some wiggle room. judges don't order -- don't issue orders for the fun of it. they issue orders so that they will be abided, they will be followed. if mr. trump can conform his behavior, then the whole issue becomes moot and nobody is going to jail as a result of contempt. if necessary and appropriate, it's possible -- there are other ways do it. you can find, for instance, that mr. trump would be confined to his home. in theory, be incarcerated there. it's not something a judge wants to do. it's not something any judge wants to do. my hope is that mr. trump will conform his behavior, if past is prologue, perhaps it wasn't. >> it's a political hot potato. a logistic hot potato as well. vaughn, i asked when we will get a more high profile witness. the court transcriber is off the stand. here we are a more high profile witness. >> reporter: keith davidson is a player in all of th
i think catherine makes an important point. the judge didn't commit himself to incarceration if there's another violation. the judge indeed left himself some wiggle room. judges don't order -- don't issue orders for the fun of it. they issue orders so that they will be abided, they will be followed. if mr. trump can conform his behavior, then the whole issue becomes moot and nobody is going to jail as a result of contempt. if necessary and appropriate, it's possible -- there are other ways do...
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catherine is exactly right. you have to show that the documents were intentionally made to be fraudulent. if you can do all that, and i imagine they can, because i don't think that's the hardest part of the case, then you would show in addition, chris, that the defendant, mr. trump, intended to commit or conceal some other crime. you don't have to prove that other crime, but you have to show that he intended to conceal or commit it. that other crime, as catherine said, was state and federal election fraud and tax fraud. that's what takes the underlying fraudulent documents case which is a misdemeanor and makes it a felony. by the way, i don't know it's going to be exciting, nor do i think it should be. i think the best prosecutors are methodical and linear and chronological. there's a story to tell. they'll get on that trail and tell the story. >> all right. we're going to take a short break, short break and we'll be right back with more of our special coverage of trump on trial. new york versus donald trump. w
catherine is exactly right. you have to show that the documents were intentionally made to be fraudulent. if you can do all that, and i imagine they can, because i don't think that's the hardest part of the case, then you would show in addition, chris, that the defendant, mr. trump, intended to commit or conceal some other crime. you don't have to prove that other crime, but you have to show that he intended to conceal or commit it. that other crime, as catherine said, was state and federal...
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. >> catherine, you are our legal counsel tonight, and this was your office. so, i need to know, how you feel about this? can you believe this case is coming to pass? what is it like for alvin bragg, for his colleagues? what you expect this week? >> well, let's see if it happens on monday. >> you think there's a chance at one? >> anything can happen, when you have donald trump, but assuming that some unforeseen event doesn't happen, jury selection will start on monday. now, this is an office that has many big high profile draws, but clearly the former president of the united states is the biggest. this is the biggest case in the offices history, and clearly in alvin bragg, who has only been office for 2 years, but it will be biggest case of his history is district attorney. so, i agree. i don't believe that there's any chance that donald trump will testify. most defendants don't, and he won't testify. if he were, like by some strange chance to testify, the judge would have to keep sending the jury out of the room, because there might come a point where the jud
. >> catherine, you are our legal counsel tonight, and this was your office. so, i need to know, how you feel about this? can you believe this case is coming to pass? what is it like for alvin bragg, for his colleagues? what you expect this week? >> well, let's see if it happens on monday. >> you think there's a chance at one? >> anything can happen, when you have donald trump, but assuming that some unforeseen event doesn't happen, jury selection will start on monday....
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tell me a little bit more, if you will, catherine, how much work. i mean, we're talking about a huge jury pool here. how much work have you done before, how much do you know before the first question on the extensive jury questionnaire gets asked. >> you mean about the jurors? you know nothing until you sit in the box and ask them questions. you're going to have someone on the trial team, there are four other people on the trial team, you're writing down each answer. and you're also looking, you know. for me, and everyone has a different style. i think jury selection is about social skills. i don't view it as a science. and prosecutors are looking for a different juror than a defense. you roll your eyes at me. if you're the no paying attention, no. i want people who read the news. i'm a defense attorney, doesn't get breaking news alerts on their phone. goes to work, comes home, takes care of the family. it's a feeling you get when you're picking a jury as a lawyer. are they listening to me, did they roll their eyes at me. did they look like, you kno
tell me a little bit more, if you will, catherine, how much work. i mean, we're talking about a huge jury pool here. how much work have you done before, how much do you know before the first question on the extensive jury questionnaire gets asked. >> you mean about the jurors? you know nothing until you sit in the box and ask them questions. you're going to have someone on the trial team, there are four other people on the trial team, you're writing down each answer. and you're also...
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attorney general harry litman and catherine christian. the lawyers are considering who they want to strike from the 16 who have been interviewed. >> reporter: right. inside the courtroom, judge merchan announced there's a delay of taking a lunch break. instead, the defense team and the prosecuors are going to go through the striking the challenging process here. we could very well know who the five alternates are here within the next half hour, within the next hour even we could have the full jury box full here within a short period of time. they have honed in now on 16 individuals who have gone through a series of questions. let's be very clear. some of the 16 -- one individual who when asked about donald trump suggested he is, quote, usually awesome. there's another juror who calls the january 6 attack an insurrection. of course, we could expect some challenges to those two particular individuals to come here in the minutes ahead. there was another juror that -- to take you inside the courtroom, when asked about donald trump, referred t
attorney general harry litman and catherine christian. the lawyers are considering who they want to strike from the 16 who have been interviewed. >> reporter: right. inside the courtroom, judge merchan announced there's a delay of taking a lunch break. instead, the defense team and the prosecuors are going to go through the striking the challenging process here. we could very well know who the five alternates are here within the next half hour, within the next hour even we could have the...
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also with us, msnbc legal analyst, charles coleman, a former new york prosecutor, and catherine christian, former assistant manhattan district attorney. yasmin, get us up to speed. there was a break. since they came back from that lunch break, what's happening inside the courtroom? >> reporter: they're in voir dire now. steinglass who's one of the attorneys for the people is asking his questions to this potential jury. and then after that, he'll be followed by todd blanche or attorneys for the former president, and they'll get 30 minutes to ask their version of those questions to these potential jurors. i kind of want to read a few exchanges i'm seeing to get a sense of what's happening inside the courtroom. so in regards to one juror saying they follow donald trump on instagram. this is the exchange. do you still currently follow him? i followed him years ago, that is juror. just generally because it was a news item when he put a tweet out, so i was aware of that. have you seen him post anything about this case. haven't paid much attention to it. there was another exchange with a potenti
also with us, msnbc legal analyst, charles coleman, a former new york prosecutor, and catherine christian, former assistant manhattan district attorney. yasmin, get us up to speed. there was a break. since they came back from that lunch break, what's happening inside the courtroom? >> reporter: they're in voir dire now. steinglass who's one of the attorneys for the people is asking his questions to this potential jury. and then after that, he'll be followed by todd blanche or attorneys...
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catherine, thank you so much for your perspective. i want to bring in cynthia mcfadden, congressional correspondent. she covered the o.j. simpson trial very closely. cynthia, what are your thoughts today? >> i sat in the courtroom. i think for those 11 months i was in the courtroom every day and i covered subsequently the civil trial in which he was found responsible for the deaths of both nicole simpson and ron goldman. you know, it is a sadness. o.j. simpson was such a blazing success in his young life and as his life went on, it all fell apart. i will never forget, we went out -- the jury was given jury instructions and we were called back to the courtroom four hours later. they deliberated and found him not guilty in four hours, which is extraordinary given the 11 month trial and this enormous amount of evidence. i think catherine was talking a moment ago about the skill of the defense team. they were remarkable. i would say johnny cochran in particular who really connected with the jury. he remembered the first, most important ru
catherine, thank you so much for your perspective. i want to bring in cynthia mcfadden, congressional correspondent. she covered the o.j. simpson trial very closely. cynthia, what are your thoughts today? >> i sat in the courtroom. i think for those 11 months i was in the courtroom every day and i covered subsequently the civil trial in which he was found responsible for the deaths of both nicole simpson and ron goldman. you know, it is a sadness. o.j. simpson was such a blazing success...
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catherine christian is a msnbc legal analyst, von hilliard is a msnbc correspondent. we appreciate your time tonight. >>> coming up, iran's foreign minister says israeli strikes inside his country were "like toys that our children play with." we will discuss the latest tensions in the region. first, it looks like the house looks like it will pass a foreign aid bill to help ukraine. far right member's are furious. will the republican speaker, micah johnson, survive the fall out? that is next. next. it's tough to breathe and tough to keep wondering if this is as good as it gets. but trelegy has shown me that there's still beauty and breath to be had. because with three medicines in one inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open and prevents future flare-ups. and with one dose a day, trelegy improves lung function so i can breathe more freely all day and night. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may incre
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and former manhattan assistant district attorney catherine christian. vaughn, said the stage. a lot of sidebars in the past hour. fill in the gaps. what line of questioning do you think the state is objecting to? >> reporter: right. over the course of the last hours, the defense team for donald trump is not explicitly saying to the jury, don't trust michael cohen, he lacks credibility. but they have brought up multiple instances with david pecker in their cross-examination that would lead the jury to question michael cohen and the extent he make exaggerate or take statements out of context. pecker's testimony was that michael cohen asked him to send paparazzi to a meeting he was going to have with mark cuban to essentially make donald trump jealous. a second example was in 2018, when the federal election commission sent a letter to david pecker about the alleged financial scheme, an arrangement they had pertaining to karen mcdougal and other efforts to suppress stories ahead of the 2016 election. david pecker testified just a moment ago when he called michael cohen about this
and former manhattan assistant district attorney catherine christian. vaughn, said the stage. a lot of sidebars in the past hour. fill in the gaps. what line of questioning do you think the state is objecting to? >> reporter: right. over the course of the last hours, the defense team for donald trump is not explicitly saying to the jury, don't trust michael cohen, he lacks credibility. but they have brought up multiple instances with david pecker in their cross-examination that would lead...
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>> catherine, does that matter? >> it does matter when you have -- unfortunately a lot of defendants are indigent, and they don't have family or they don't have family members who show up. when they do, a defense attorney could make use of that and tell the client, kiss at your mom, something, so the jury are saying, oh, he has a family. granted everyone knows who he is, but it is something about the absence. the daughter tiffany, she's an adult, and i think she's a lawyer and the two sons. and i think the two sons are based here in the northeast that none of them have been there. now, it's still early. we only have one witness in, but i think the jury does notice that. >> we also would recognize these folks, right. in a typical trial they wouldn't know who the wife or husband or brother or sister or friends are of the defendant. in this case, if ivanka trump walked into the trial, even if don jr. or eric walked in, they would know who they were. whether or not they recognized that they're not there, who knows. but
>> catherine, does that matter? >> it does matter when you have -- unfortunately a lot of defendants are indigent, and they don't have family or they don't have family members who show up. when they do, a defense attorney could make use of that and tell the client, kiss at your mom, something, so the jury are saying, oh, he has a family. granted everyone knows who he is, but it is something about the absence. the daughter tiffany, she's an adult, and i think she's a lawyer and the...
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., catherine christian. who is this juror and why was she excused and brought back? >> reporter: this juror was a woman living here in manhattan. she was brought back because of those social media posts you talked about. she said that the explanation she gave was the time in 2020 about the honking of the horns reminds her -- >> i'm going to stop you because -- i didn't explain the honking of the horns. can you start there and explain what the posts were? >> reporter: yeah, of course. so the social media post from blanche was about a facebook post this potential juror had posted and she says i think i was going to go to my car for alternate side of the street parking and there were people honking in the street. that was the explanation she gave. she had posted on facebook about back in 2020 of the election that they were celebrating the loss in 2020 of donald trump. her explanation was that she was there for alternate side of the street parking. merchan essentially says he doesn't necessarily see that as a reason that she should be excused as a potential juror. at one
., catherine christian. who is this juror and why was she excused and brought back? >> reporter: this juror was a woman living here in manhattan. she was brought back because of those social media posts you talked about. she said that the explanation she gave was the time in 2020 about the honking of the horns reminds her -- >> i'm going to stop you because -- i didn't explain the honking of the horns. can you start there and explain what the posts were? >> reporter: yeah, of...
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>> yeah, i mean, what catherine said is so important. it really doesn't serve anyone either the prosecution or the defense or judge merchan for anything other than a perception of a fair trial for these jurors to all be able to separate whatever they may feel about donald trump from the question of whether the, you know, facts apply to the law suggest or beyond a reasonable doubt prove that he's guilty. we have seen the judge also trying to make sure that this is an impartial jury, in particular, when objections were raised by trump's council yesterday after social media posts were surfaced by trump's team. there were questions about whether some of the judges based en what they posted on social media could be fair. we saw the judge agree with trump's lawyers in a couple of those cases that those jurors could not be seen as impartial because of what they had said about him in the past, and also in one case the judge said you're going too far here, because it was basically one of the perspective jurors' husbands posting something. there h
>> yeah, i mean, what catherine said is so important. it really doesn't serve anyone either the prosecution or the defense or judge merchan for anything other than a perception of a fair trial for these jurors to all be able to separate whatever they may feel about donald trump from the question of whether the, you know, facts apply to the law suggest or beyond a reasonable doubt prove that he's guilty. we have seen the judge also trying to make sure that this is an impartial jury, in...
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that will play into the defense. >> catherine, danny, stay with me. we've got a lot more to learn from you both of you in this hour. up next, what more we could hear from david pecker and why the former "national enquirer" publisher was the first witness on the stand. >>> what are voters thinking? the impact trump's legal troubles could have on his standing in the polls with the presidential election just around the corner. >>> rising concerns over protests at columbia city. what the city is prepared to do if things continue to escalate. we're back in 90 seconds. o escae we're back in 90 seconds and long-lasting gain scent beads. part of the irresistible scent collection from gain! a test or approve a medication. we didn't have to worry about any of those things thanks to the donations. and our family is forever grateful because it's completely changed our lives. try killing bugs the worry-free way. not the other way. zevo traps use light to attract and trap flying insects with no odor and no mess. they work continuously, so you don't have to. zevo. p
that will play into the defense. >> catherine, danny, stay with me. we've got a lot more to learn from you both of you in this hour. up next, what more we could hear from david pecker and why the former "national enquirer" publisher was the first witness on the stand. >>> what are voters thinking? the impact trump's legal troubles could have on his standing in the polls with the presidential election just around the corner. >>> rising concerns over protests at...
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are legal experts andrew weissmann and catherine will keep us on the straight and narrow. lisa ruben is here and susanne craig who were at the trial. lisa and suzanne and katie were in the overflow room today. i was in the actual courtroom which makes it sound like i got the better see. i will tell you, there are advantages and disadvantages to both ways of sitting on the trial and a lot of to do with the five senses. we will talk about that a little bit tonight. the trial got underway at 9:930 eastern time this morning three hours before breaking early for the passover holiday and for one juror to get to an emergency dentist appointment. i hope it went okay. that short day preceding brought us a bunch of really important news about this case. first thing, a substantive ruling from judge merchan about effectively, what prosecutors will be allowed to ask of trump if he chooses to take the stand in his own defense. this is something called the sandoval hearing that happened at the end of the week last week. this was judge merchan's ruling on that sandoval hearing. basically,
are legal experts andrew weissmann and catherine will keep us on the straight and narrow. lisa ruben is here and susanne craig who were at the trial. lisa and suzanne and katie were in the overflow room today. i was in the actual courtroom which makes it sound like i got the better see. i will tell you, there are advantages and disadvantages to both ways of sitting on the trial and a lot of to do with the five senses. we will talk about that a little bit tonight. the trial got underway at 9:930...
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okay, catherine. it is so clear that jack smith has absolutely had it. it seems like he is trying to protect his case, here. he sees that it's in danger and right now, highly unlikely will go to trial before this election. what do you think of smith's move, and could backfire on him? >> it's a good move. he has faced the reality that as long as this case is with this judge will probably never go to trial, it definitely isn't going to trial before election day. this was, it's also easy because jack smith will never have to appear before this judge again. it's unheard of for a lawyer, particularly a prosecutor, to in writing accuse the judge of basically not knowing the law, and being fundamentally flawed in her legal premise. he's probably correct, because everyone who has reviewed the willful retention of national defense information, which 32 counts is what donald trump is charged with, everyone, any legal scholar, any legal practitioner will tell you the presidential records act has absolutely nothing to do with it. it is not a defense. that is a civil
okay, catherine. it is so clear that jack smith has absolutely had it. it seems like he is trying to protect his case, here. he sees that it's in danger and right now, highly unlikely will go to trial before this election. what do you think of smith's move, and could backfire on him? >> it's a good move. he has faced the reality that as long as this case is with this judge will probably never go to trial, it definitely isn't going to trial before election day. this was, it's also easy...
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. >> i want to bring in msnbc legal analyst, catherine christian and charles coleman. lisa said it well for what happens after the lunch break, all bets arete off. what dobe you imagine the considerations are now for judge juan merchan. >> i've worked down right in the building across from 100 center street for over 30 years. nothing like this has ever happened.ha no one has set themselves on fire. we have had protests, there's clearly crime downtown lower manhattan. but this is a first. so the courthouse security are the court officersou and the perimeter. outside is nypd. now, this happened across the street next to another courthouse. 111 center street. so i'm sure that more security is going to be ramped up, also by nypd because of what happened. and because this is a former president of the united states. just to tag on to what lisa and suzanne said, once the jurors, these alternates were sworn in, they would have been told good-bye, enjoy your weekend, don't discuss the case, come back on monday. if they were leaving the building, they obviously would have seen w
. >> i want to bring in msnbc legal analyst, catherine christian and charles coleman. lisa said it well for what happens after the lunch break, all bets arete off. what dobe you imagine the considerations are now for judge juan merchan. >> i've worked down right in the building across from 100 center street for over 30 years. nothing like this has ever happened.ha no one has set themselves on fire. we have had protests, there's clearly crime downtown lower manhattan. but this is a...
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and -- msn bd catherine, the assistant attorney in the manhattan d.a. office, start us off, if we think back to the trump civil fraud trial throughout this trial, the former president along with his attorneys continue to try to delay it and it did not work, the delay tactics happened. are we expecting the same thing considering what the last week has looked like? >> they will try it but it won't work, the appellate court in manhattan has a judge on duty every day, adjusting this. they are prepared for emergency applications and prepared to deal with it, this judge shuts them down very quickly. so, barring some unforeseen legitimate issue tomorrow like an earthquake, or someone legitimately getting sick, this case will start tomorrow. >> i think the juror questionnaire was very interesting to me, and different i would say than the defamation case because the questioner seemed more politicized, one of the questions i believe asked was do you believe the 2020 election was stolen? to kind of figure out who in fact supports the former president or listens to
and -- msn bd catherine, the assistant attorney in the manhattan d.a. office, start us off, if we think back to the trump civil fraud trial throughout this trial, the former president along with his attorneys continue to try to delay it and it did not work, the delay tactics happened. are we expecting the same thing considering what the last week has looked like? >> they will try it but it won't work, the appellate court in manhattan has a judge on duty every day, adjusting this. they are...
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i would like to talk to catherine christian if i could. she's on the oat side of the room and lots of cameras have to move to make this possible. you have experience in the new york district attorney's office. what lisa is describing here about mr. blanche's relative inexperience doing this kind of lawyering and this kind of a case is one piece of perspective here. another piece of perspective here is what's normal in a new york d.a. criminal proceeding like this when these interruptions, these objections happen during the opening statements here from the defense. how did that strike you? >> it's not unusual. andrew and i will probably have different experience. new york state court is not as dainty as federal court. so it's not shocking. and defense attorneys, some of them pride themselves on stepping on the line. so, you know, i could objection when i was a prosecutor because they were stepping on the line. as lisa said, oopsie, the jury heard what they said, so it's in their head. i can't say it happens all the time, but it's not shocki
i would like to talk to catherine christian if i could. she's on the oat side of the room and lots of cameras have to move to make this possible. you have experience in the new york district attorney's office. what lisa is describing here about mr. blanche's relative inexperience doing this kind of lawyering and this kind of a case is one piece of perspective here. another piece of perspective here is what's normal in a new york d.a. criminal proceeding like this when these interruptions, these...
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even the bond post, catherine, was a fraud. >> yes. i mean, as you said, even the fact that it was not licensed in new york, you can maybe forgive, but all of the other reasons you just gave makes it a useless bond because the whole point is that if donald trump loses his appeal, the attorney general wants to be able to enforce the judgment. but there's not going to be any money there because the bond does not really exist, because then it goes back, as you said, to donald trump. so it's interesting because a trial that involved civil fraud and found donald trump liable for repeatedly committing fraud, that a bond put up is probably fraudulent. you can't make this up. >> reverend sharpton, the other difference, there are so many, between nelson mandela and donald trump is nelson mandela wasn't afraid to go to prison. donald trump clearly is. the reason he's doing the most and now trying to sue the judge can throw all these useless appeals is he's terrified this case is going to start next week and he clearly doesn't have money which is
even the bond post, catherine, was a fraud. >> yes. i mean, as you said, even the fact that it was not licensed in new york, you can maybe forgive, but all of the other reasons you just gave makes it a useless bond because the whole point is that if donald trump loses his appeal, the attorney general wants to be able to enforce the judgment. but there's not going to be any money there because the bond does not really exist, because then it goes back, as you said, to donald trump. so it's...
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and former manhattan assistant district attorney catherine christian is with us as well as former u.s. attorney harry litman. ken, what potential impact could today's hearings have on the classified documents case against the former president? >> reporter: peter, that depends how judge cannon rules in this matter. it could be insignificant. it could have enormous impact if she throws out any part of the charges against these two co-defendants. we are talking about the valet and the property manager at mar-a-lago. they are accused of conspireing to obstruct justice with mr. trump by plotting to destroy video surveillance evidence. it wasn't destroyed, but prosecutors say they conspired to cover up the fact they were moving classified documents. the attorneys for both men say that they were not aware that there was a pending criminal investigation when they did this and that they weren't fully cognizant of the significance of what was in the boxes. prosecutors disagree. they say that's a fact question for the jury in the case, not a legal matter to be heard on a motion to dismiss. motio
and former manhattan assistant district attorney catherine christian is with us as well as former u.s. attorney harry litman. ken, what potential impact could today's hearings have on the classified documents case against the former president? >> reporter: peter, that depends how judge cannon rules in this matter. it could be insignificant. it could have enormous impact if she throws out any part of the charges against these two co-defendants. we are talking about the valet and the...
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so for you, catherine, when you are hearing about ronna graf's testimony, and what we have heard from gary farro, what is the prosecution trying to establish with these witnesses? >> corroboration, corroboration, corroboration with michael cohen, and because when the prosecution attacks his credibility, because he has lied, in the summation, they will point to executive assistant in the white house and the trump organization, and also, the banker when he sent the $30,000 to stormy daniels' attorney, and it is all corroboration for michael cohen who is biased and hostile. david pecker was not biased and hostile. if there is a guilty verdict, you can trace it back to david pecker's testimony, the opening witness, because the prosecutors were very, very pleased with his testimony. particularly the cross-examination. they really, the defense didn't destroy him. that probably wasn't their goal, but the prosecutors are happy with him, and the eyes and the ears of the campaign, and he is the eyes and the ears of the jury to the conspiracy to promote the election by unlawful means. >> and the
so for you, catherine, when you are hearing about ronna graf's testimony, and what we have heard from gary farro, what is the prosecution trying to establish with these witnesses? >> corroboration, corroboration, corroboration with michael cohen, and because when the prosecution attacks his credibility, because he has lied, in the summation, they will point to executive assistant in the white house and the trump organization, and also, the banker when he sent the $30,000 to stormy...
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still with us, msnbc legal analyst and correspondent, lisa rubin and catherine christian. lisa, again, you were watching. bring us into the courtroom in that moment. why did judge merchan tell todd blanche he was losing all credibility with the court? >> because he was essentially making the argument that he didn't have any case law for the proposition that when trump reposts other people's words, that he wasn't violating the gag order. what blanche ordered was your honor, i don't have any case law but it's just common sense. and that's why merchan sort of exploded and said mr. blanche, you are losing all credibility with the court. this is a judge who lives and breathes the law. he wants to see evidence and legal citations at all times. and so what he was essentially asking blanche to do was direct me, for example, to posts that your client was responding to. you tell me that your client was responding to political attacks on him, direct me to the post that he's actually responding to. he asked blanche to do that eight or nine moved on to a ser of reposts. they're not dir
still with us, msnbc legal analyst and correspondent, lisa rubin and catherine christian. lisa, again, you were watching. bring us into the courtroom in that moment. why did judge merchan tell todd blanche he was losing all credibility with the court? >> because he was essentially making the argument that he didn't have any case law for the proposition that when trump reposts other people's words, that he wasn't violating the gag order. what blanche ordered was your honor, i don't have...
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. >> joining us now is former manhattan district attorney catherine christian. your takeaways from this interesting day? >> interesting day. it could be wrong, is 5-4. >> what though? >> four of the justices, seem to be -- this is -- there's no absolute immunity for official acts. what jackson ended with, which i thought was great -- she was like, wait a minute, the position of the trump lawyers is they don't want us to make a distinction between private and official, which means it gets remanded. their position is, absolute immunity. they are not telling us to make a distinction. they say absolute immunity. jackson is trying to bring it back to, no, we're not going to have a hearing on this. you had roberts who basically was concerned that the lower court said, he is being prosecuted, so, therefore, the prosecution is just. you had the concern of kavanaugh and that future former presidents could be targeted by their political opponents. you saw that lineup. that doesn't mean how it's going to happen. that's clearly from the questions. >> charles, what was your
. >> joining us now is former manhattan district attorney catherine christian. your takeaways from this interesting day? >> interesting day. it could be wrong, is 5-4. >> what though? >> four of the justices, seem to be -- this is -- there's no absolute immunity for official acts. what jackson ended with, which i thought was great -- she was like, wait a minute, the position of the trump lawyers is they don't want us to make a distinction between private and official,...
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you do this again, that's one of the things i'm considering. >> catherine, trump not happy about this. he's reacting on social media this morning. and he wrote, in part, that the judge gagged him and, quote, they can talk about me, but i can't talk about them? that sounds fair, doesn't it? he goes on to say, this judge should be recused and the case should be thrown out. what is your response toallowed. he can't continue to attack the judge and d.a. bragg. he can't attack their families, he can't attack their staff. he's allowed to do that. and i think it was very smart of the d.a.'s office to make this motion because i'm not sure that juan merchan on his own, would have amended the gag order. it was important that the d.a.'s office requested it be done. >> let's turn to the civil fraud trial. he posted bond, $175 million. he got a company to pay it. this is the civil fraud trial. we learned knight specialty insurance company wrote this bond for trump. and you pointed out, this company actually has its own reasons to not want trump's assets seized. >> yeah. they're both business asset
you do this again, that's one of the things i'm considering. >> catherine, trump not happy about this. he's reacting on social media this morning. and he wrote, in part, that the judge gagged him and, quote, they can talk about me, but i can't talk about them? that sounds fair, doesn't it? he goes on to say, this judge should be recused and the case should be thrown out. what is your response toallowed. he can't continue to attack the judge and d.a. bragg. he can't attack their families,...
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catherine, good to see you this morning. this is as noted the third attempt to delay the start of this trial. trump's lawyers are kind of grasping at straws at this point. give us your sense as to do they have any other plays they could -- they could try here? do we think this is going to start on monday? >> they could try it, but under the new york state court rules when an attorney files a motion, the primary purpose is to delay or prolong the litigation, that's considered frivolous and sanctionable. they're a very high volume court, so it's no surprise the emergency appeal -- the emergency writ was handled quickly. but there are 21 judges on this appellate court, it's called the appellate division. one is assigned each day for duty day, and that's why you had three different judges. they're not going to allow donald trump and his attorneys to try 18 more times. so there's going to come a point where the attorneys are going to get their legs chopped off. they're trying. but as i said it's reaching the point of being frivol
catherine, good to see you this morning. this is as noted the third attempt to delay the start of this trial. trump's lawyers are kind of grasping at straws at this point. give us your sense as to do they have any other plays they could -- they could try here? do we think this is going to start on monday? >> they could try it, but under the new york state court rules when an attorney files a motion, the primary purpose is to delay or prolong the litigation, that's considered frivolous and...
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. >> catherine, what will you be watching for? >> it is a preview of the evidence. it is a table of contents for the jury. it shouldn't be very long. you don't want to bore the jury. you are not doing arguments. i am looking to see what evidence we don't know about that wasn't in the indictment, that wasn't in the statement of facts that hasn't been leaked. that's very interesting. the difference opening, first of all, in new york, the difference doesn't have to give an opening. they will do one in this case, i've never seen a defense attorney miss an opportunity of doing an opening because they don't have to prove anything. i'll be interested to see what they do. they just keep it very simple because they want to wait to hear the witnesses and see the documents? i'm interested in what the defense is going to say on their opening. >> catherine, do you think trump will testify? if he does, what kind of questions should he expect? >> i don't think he will. first of all, most defendants don't. it is not like if he doesn't, it's a surprise that he didn't. he can expect,
. >> catherine, what will you be watching for? >> it is a preview of the evidence. it is a table of contents for the jury. it shouldn't be very long. you don't want to bore the jury. you are not doing arguments. i am looking to see what evidence we don't know about that wasn't in the indictment, that wasn't in the statement of facts that hasn't been leaked. that's very interesting. the difference opening, first of all, in new york, the difference doesn't have to give an opening....
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i'm just going to read some of these and get your impressions, catherine, and i'll come back to you, lisa, for yours. have you ever attended a rally or campaign event for donald trump? do you current follow donald trump on any social media site or have you done so in the past? do you consider yourself a supporter of or belong to any of the following -- the qanon movement, proud boys, keepers, three percenters, boogaloo boys, antifa. have you read or listened to audio from any of the books or podcast by michael cohen or mark marantz. he's the lawyer in the da's office who wrote a book about it. disloyal, a memoir, revenge, mea culpa, people versus donald trump. can you glean anything from this questionnaire? >> they are trying, both sides are trying to parse out people who have an opinion that is so negative against donald trump or so negative against the prosecution that they can't be fair and impartial so you just want to get rid of them. so a lot of the publicity has actually been by donald trump, calling it a witch hunt, so you may have a lot of people who say i've heard of this c
i'm just going to read some of these and get your impressions, catherine, and i'll come back to you, lisa, for yours. have you ever attended a rally or campaign event for donald trump? do you current follow donald trump on any social media site or have you done so in the past? do you consider yourself a supporter of or belong to any of the following -- the qanon movement, proud boys, keepers, three percenters, boogaloo boys, antifa. have you read or listened to audio from any of the books or...
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catherine, talk to us about the legal debate that is going on here. >> the reason why we're here, unbelievably, in 2024, discussing women's health, reproductive issues, is because the supreme court opened the door to this when they overturned roe v. wade and sent it back to the states. so now you're going to have this patchwork of different states having total bans and this ban in idaho is only for rape or incest if you have a police report and if you know anything about those crimes and they are crimes, often the victims of those don't go to the police. so you're basically saying we don't believe you because we don't have a police report. or in the event of a woman -- if the woman might die. and as the doctor said, that's not often the case. there is a gamut of reproductive issues that women have, you know, along with as with our reporter said, you know, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, fibroids. so that lawyers are discussing this is, you know, what the supreme court did. and legally what the government is arguing is this federal law is just imposing a standard of care. and objective standard
catherine, talk to us about the legal debate that is going on here. >> the reason why we're here, unbelievably, in 2024, discussing women's health, reproductive issues, is because the supreme court opened the door to this when they overturned roe v. wade and sent it back to the states. so now you're going to have this patchwork of different states having total bans and this ban in idaho is only for rape or incest if you have a police report and if you know anything about those crimes and...
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catherine christian, that gave me a really clear sense what to watch for and keep an eye on moving ahead. thanks so much for helping us. >> you're welcome. >>> we've got much more to come tonight. stay with us. e got much more to tonight. stay with us i still love to surf, snowboard, and, of course, skate. so, i take qunol magnesium to support my muscle and bone health. qunol's extra strength, high absorption magnesium helps me get the full benefits of magnesium. qunol, the brand i trust. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this deal... that's like $20 a month per unlimited line... i don't want to miss that. that's amazing doc. mobile savings are calling. visit xfinitymobile.com to learn more. doc? >>> a picture on the front page of the national enquirer, which does have credibility, and they're not going to do pictures like that because they get sued for a lot o
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nbc news legal analyst catherine christian, i really do appreciate it. thank you so much for joining us this early in the morning. >>> before we go to break, president biden and donald trump both easily won their primaries in the battleground state of pennsylvania last night. biden won about 89% of democratic primary voters while 83% of republican primary voters went for donald trump. it's worth noting that more than 155,000 republican voters did cast a ballot for nikki haley, who if you might recall dropped out of the race back in march. now, back in 2020 biden won the state by about 80,500 votes. when it comes to the senate democratic incumbent bob casey will face republican challenger david mccormick in the fall. it will be a high stakes contest that is expected to cost, get this, hundreds of millions of dollars and could help decide control of that chamber next year. >>> still ahead the latest from columbia university in the heated pro-palestinian protests on campus. what the school is saying about the deadline to move encampment tents. >>> plus pres
nbc news legal analyst catherine christian, i really do appreciate it. thank you so much for joining us this early in the morning. >>> before we go to break, president biden and donald trump both easily won their primaries in the battleground state of pennsylvania last night. biden won about 89% of democratic primary voters while 83% of republican primary voters went for donald trump. it's worth noting that more than 155,000 republican voters did cast a ballot for nikki haley, who if...
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catherine and andrew, thank you both for being here. was stringer bell right to ask allen weisselberg are you taking notes on a criminal conspiracy? >> so you must have seen my note, because that is starred, that was the page where i had the same reaction. >> okay. >> so one of the things that you listen for when you listen to openings on both sides is you know that there are witnesses who are going to testify, and you think about what they're going to do, whether they have memory issues, credibility issues, but what is -- the things that stood out to me was you had a reference to the tape recording that we've heard about. that's where donald trump is overheard saying, hey, let's just pay the $130,000 in cash. that's a terrible tape for donald trump. second, there was references to telephone records at a critical time that the payments were first made by michael cohen to stormy daniels. the two calls the prosecutor referenced between michael cohen and donald trump. and thin the third was this, definitely a fall off your chair moment, wh
catherine and andrew, thank you both for being here. was stringer bell right to ask allen weisselberg are you taking notes on a criminal conspiracy? >> so you must have seen my note, because that is starred, that was the page where i had the same reaction. >> okay. >> so one of the things that you listen for when you listen to openings on both sides is you know that there are witnesses who are going to testify, and you think about what they're going to do, whether they have...
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catherine store joins us. investigative reporter and author who is covered fully just -- religious liberty for over a decade. her latest work is the power worshipers inside the dangerous rise of religious nationalism. this is such an important conversation. people don't realize what is happening. the conservative christians and the religious right have always been a political force or at least for the last several decades. but, this is different. what is christian nationalism? >> it is the belief that america is a christian nation and was made to be a christian nation for that church and state separation that jefferson talked about in the dan barry letter is not applicable. they want church and state to be together. the other part of this is they look at what the founders and framers said and said oh no, this is a christian nation. like general flynn said it when he got upset with that. he generally said america is in the bible. i don't know where america is in the bible, but please enlighten me. >> he said th
catherine store joins us. investigative reporter and author who is covered fully just -- religious liberty for over a decade. her latest work is the power worshipers inside the dangerous rise of religious nationalism. this is such an important conversation. people don't realize what is happening. the conservative christians and the religious right have always been a political force or at least for the last several decades. but, this is different. what is christian nationalism? >> it is...
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stefanik asked about you. >> let me ask about professor catherine frank from the columbia law school who said all israeli students who served in the idf are dangerous and shouldn't be on campus. what disciplinary action has been taken against that professor? >> i agree with you that those comments are completely unacceptable and discriminatory. >> i'm asking you what disciplinary action has been taken. >> she has been spoken to by a very senior person in the administration and she has said that that was not what she intended to say. >> what did you intend to say and were you spoken to by a senior official and who might that be? >> that was an appalling moment for the president of our university. she knows i did not say those things. i have spoken to her about that. what representative stefanik was saying was an absolute lie and a fabrication. i have discussed how we had problems on our campus with certain people who have come to campus coming right out of their military service and that transition from the state of mind one needs to be a soldier to the state of mind one needs to be a
stefanik asked about you. >> let me ask about professor catherine frank from the columbia law school who said all israeli students who served in the idf are dangerous and shouldn't be on campus. what disciplinary action has been taken against that professor? >> i agree with you that those comments are completely unacceptable and discriminatory. >> i'm asking you what disciplinary action has been taken. >> she has been spoken to by a very senior person in the...
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campaign and courthouse as former members of his inner circle testify against him to join us now is catherine christian former senior unit leader at the manhattan district attorney's office and a partner at abramson. and also msnbc analyst. what. is going on at the manhattan district attorney office. one week to go before the trial. what you think prosecutors are particularly concerned about right now? >> they are concerned about any last-minute hitch for this case not going to trial. all cases, even cases like this, a date certain for trial and sometimes things happen. they are very prepared to start this on monday the 15th, april 15th, as is the judge. if donald trump -- with donald trump, things happen. i do not leave any motions a file will be granted by the judge. they could keep filing motion after motion. it would now -- not be because the judge suddenly grants a motion. they will be prepared to start looking forward to getting the case over with. >> you so with donald trump, anything could happen. yesterday, something interesting happened. donald trump compared himself to nelson mande
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. >> catherine, what will you be watching for? >> exactly, it is a preview of the evidence, a table of contents for the jury. it should not be very long. you know, you do not want to bore the jury. you're not doing arguments, so i am looking to see what evidence that we don't know about, that was not in the indictment or the statement of facts, that has not been league, so that is very interesting, the defense opening, first of all, in new york, the defense does not have to give an opening. they will clearly do one in this case. i have never seen a defense attorney missing the opportunity to do an opening. it will be interesting to see what they do or if they keep it very simple because they want to wait to actually hear the witnesses and see the documents, so i'm actually interested in what the defense is going to say on their opening. opening. >> catherine, do you think that trump will testify, and if he does, what kind of questions should he expect? >> i don't think he will. first of all, most defendants don't. it is not like i
. >> catherine, what will you be watching for? >> exactly, it is a preview of the evidence, a table of contents for the jury. it should not be very long. you know, you do not want to bore the jury. you're not doing arguments, so i am looking to see what evidence that we don't know about, that was not in the indictment or the statement of facts, that has not been league, so that is very interesting, the defense opening, first of all, in new york, the defense does not have to give an...
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courthouse, also with us, former assistant district attorney in manhattan, nbc news legal analyst, catherine christian, good morning to you both. i'll start with you since you were down there yesterday. let's start with the gag order first. donald trump saying all i did was repost other people violating the gag order. that's a thin defense from the charges that he's violated the gag order ten times. we heard judge merchan becoming frustrated in the courtroom. do you suspect that we're going to hear that, yes, in fact, he did violate the gag order and if so, is it a fine? what comes after that? >> it seems likely that's where it's heading. the judge was just very frustrated, at points growing angry over what todd blanche's presentation. at one point the judge is asking for precedent, bring me a legal argument for what you're saying, and todd blanche is saying there is no precedent. it's just common sense. and i think what donald trump was learning for his whole life words have had very little value to him, but in court, there's consequences for this. and i think we can see anything from a fin
courthouse, also with us, former assistant district attorney in manhattan, nbc news legal analyst, catherine christian, good morning to you both. i'll start with you since you were down there yesterday. let's start with the gag order first. donald trump saying all i did was repost other people violating the gag order. that's a thin defense from the charges that he's violated the gag order ten times. we heard judge merchan becoming frustrated in the courtroom. do you suspect that we're going to...
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catherine, your voice is quintessential on the eve of this trial. that was your background, the manhattan d.a.s office. i want to start with a last- minute move that happened yesterday. a letter sent by trump's lawyers regarding the jury selection process excusing jurors that cannot be impartial or serve. and how the jury questionnaire benefits trump. people who affiliate with his political party. how quickly can we expect a ruling from judge marsh on when we have jurors coming up monday morning. >> he is already visiting this issue with the defense about excusing people who said, well, i cannot be fair and impartial. what happens in other trials, judges keep those people. as a way of saying, i don't want to be here. the judge said, we will not waste time. people who self identify that they cannot be wired to spend time and having them poison the other jurors going on about their biases. i predict that the judge will take care of this immediately on monday. and jury selection will begin. i have to point this out, as donald trump was saying, he will
catherine, your voice is quintessential on the eve of this trial. that was your background, the manhattan d.a.s office. i want to start with a last- minute move that happened yesterday. a letter sent by trump's lawyers regarding the jury selection process excusing jurors that cannot be impartial or serve. and how the jury questionnaire benefits trump. people who affiliate with his political party. how quickly can we expect a ruling from judge marsh on when we have jurors coming up monday...
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. >> let me note that clint bowlt and catherine hackett king voted to make all abortions legal under the rules that existed when you could marry and breed up a 10-year-old and when black and brown people couldn't testify against a white person. that's the era. when people say they want to make america great again, i don't understand how people don't know that's the era they mean, the 19th century when women were cattle and black people were cattle and this law is very specifically directed, voters like yourself, state senator, white women voters tend to vote majority republican. you think they're going to do that again in november? >> i am really hoping that this is a stark wake-up call. i absolutely think having the ballot initiative on the ballot in arizona in november is going to make a difference. i do think it's call to voters. we're going to need people who traditionally have not been engaged in the political process and stay home to care. we need them to be politically engaged. we need them to come to the ballot in november. do i think people who have been rooted in these supe
. >> let me note that clint bowlt and catherine hackett king voted to make all abortions legal under the rules that existed when you could marry and breed up a 10-year-old and when black and brown people couldn't testify against a white person. that's the era. when people say they want to make america great again, i don't understand how people don't know that's the era they mean, the 19th century when women were cattle and black people were cattle and this law is very specifically...
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. >> catherine, if you were involved which witness would you bring on next? how much space do prosecutors need between a really strong witness and the next big name? >> i will not save michael cohen for last. i do not want him to be the last site the jersey. he may be a wonderful witness, but he does have lots of baggage. unlike david pecker, he owned himself. he was authentic with his sleaziness. with the fact he and the national enquirer line, but he did not show bias or hostility toward donald trump. michael cohen is hostile toward donald trump. he cannot hide it. that will come out. i will move him up sooner. he has said he is not want to be tweeted until after he testified and i will see you in a month. it leads me to think he's not going to be on so quickly. m.i.c. hope hicks. you might see other people, the people who are just there to establish documents and move those into evidence. >> we know donald trump is preparing for a second contempt hearing over the alleged gag order violation. the first one was heated with a stern warning for failure to offe
. >> catherine, if you were involved which witness would you bring on next? how much space do prosecutors need between a really strong witness and the next big name? >> i will not save michael cohen for last. i do not want him to be the last site the jersey. he may be a wonderful witness, but he does have lots of baggage. unlike david pecker, he owned himself. he was authentic with his sleaziness. with the fact he and the national enquirer line, but he did not show bias or hostility...
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have met with students on the front lines of the action at columbia university, north mina kimes woman catherine banning, and jerome bowman will join me to discuss what they have heard from students. >>> headed courtroom, with donald trump is really doing during his hush money election interference trial. >>> we were there, in the room where it happened. join me for the inside story. >>> dunking on trump, colin jobst headlined last night's white house correspondent dinner. >> can we acknowledge how refreshing it is to see a president of united dates at an event that does not begin with the bailiff saying "all rise?" >>> this is "the sunday show". >>> protests against the israel- hamas war are continuing to spread across college campuses and officials are ramping up their response. yesterday, law enforcement arrested more than 200 people at four different universities. so far, pro-palestinian encampments have sprung up at roughly 40 campuses across the u.s. and canada. protesters want their universities to divest from companies that support israel's actions in gaza and, they want a cease-fire. th
have met with students on the front lines of the action at columbia university, north mina kimes woman catherine banning, and jerome bowman will join me to discuss what they have heard from students. >>> headed courtroom, with donald trump is really doing during his hush money election interference trial. >>> we were there, in the room where it happened. join me for the inside story. >>> dunking on trump, colin jobst headlined last night's white house correspondent...
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. >>> i want to turn now to catherine christian, who has lived the life of these prosecutors who were in court bringing this case today. she's a former manhattan district attorney. i appreciate you taking time to be here with us. >> i'm glad to be here, rachel. >> can you tell us. i guess i'm most interested in your overall impression of how today went and, again, a version of the question i asked lisa. was this a normal day in court? was this the kind of proceeding, the kind of pace, the kinds of yes and noes from a judge that you would expect in a typical d.a.'s case or does this really feel different? >> it was normal. it was interinteresting. some of my colleagues who were former federal prosecutors were shocked because it is very different in the federal system. the judge is the one who does all of the questioning for the voir dire, and it's really much more smoother. in the state system, in new york state, the attorneys take a part of it. also, in the state system here in new york, there is a lot of preliminary matters that happen right before jury selection, like what you heard
. >>> i want to turn now to catherine christian, who has lived the life of these prosecutors who were in court bringing this case today. she's a former manhattan district attorney. i appreciate you taking time to be here with us. >> i'm glad to be here, rachel. >> can you tell us. i guess i'm most interested in your overall impression of how today went and, again, a version of the question i asked lisa. was this a normal day in court? was this the kind of proceeding, the...
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chuck rosenberg, catherine christian, love the polka dots today, my friend. court is in recess. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." i'll see you back here for katy tur reports. "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day. i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a price to be paid in triplicate. today, the judge tells donald trump you're in contempt, slaps him with a $9,000 fine and threatens jail. and that's even before witness and documents are offered as proof of the payments at the heart of the felony charges against trump. plus, with big names like michael cohen and stormy daniels still expected to take the stand, where exactly are we in the story that prosecutors are weaving and which witnesses are key to advancing it? and an attorney who argued cases in that same courthouse will explain. >>> and as trump's legal issues grow, will the political peril expand with it? trump and his allies now face trial in a majority of november's battleground states as he continues the balancing act of finding time for both trial and
chuck rosenberg, catherine christian, love the polka dots today, my friend. court is in recess. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." i'll see you back here for katy tur reports. "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day. i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a price to be paid in triplicate. today, the judge tells donald trump you're in contempt, slaps him with a $9,000 fine and threatens jail. and that's...
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that's got to really scare him. >> catherine, it can't be easy to do that jury pool which is why we have 6,000 potential jurors showing up during the course of the week. which is the phase of the trial that you think is going to be most interesting, most revealing in terms of guilt or innocence of the former president? what are you looking for? when do you think that evidence is going to come? at the moment we're focused on jury selection, but that's not when we'll hear some of the most explosive stuff. >> it will be the cross-examination of michael cohen. the prosecutors better have corroboration for him. i've had many witnesses who have had baggage, have had criminal records. i never in 30-plus years had one that had a conviction for lying, that had a month before the trial have a federal judge accuse him of lying, who has been on tv preetdly e pressing his bias and hostility against the main defendant, has written books that express bias and hostility against the main defendant. that's a wealth of cross-examination material for the defense attorneys in this case. if the prosecutors ha
that's got to really scare him. >> catherine, it can't be easy to do that jury pool which is why we have 6,000 potential jurors showing up during the course of the week. which is the phase of the trial that you think is going to be most interesting, most revealing in terms of guilt or innocence of the former president? what are you looking for? when do you think that evidence is going to come? at the moment we're focused on jury selection, but that's not when we'll hear some of the most...
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catherine, the lower courts have been unanimous that trump cannot claim immunity. does that tell you something? >> i can't imagine they're going to say a former president has absolute immunity for criminal acts. what will be a win for donald trump is if they're saying we're sending it back to judge chutkan to determine which, if any he would have immunity for and which he would not. that's a win because that would delay the trial, which is already delayed. so what of course obviously jack smith and special counsel is hoping for, a majority of the court will just say, no, absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for a former president and clearly jack smith would say this is private acts. >> everybody stay with us. the arguments are just getting underway. let's listen in to the u.s. supreme court. >> without presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. for 234 years of american history, no president was ever prosecuted for his official acts. the framers of our constitution viewed an energetic executive as essential to
catherine, the lower courts have been unanimous that trump cannot claim immunity. does that tell you something? >> i can't imagine they're going to say a former president has absolute immunity for criminal acts. what will be a win for donald trump is if they're saying we're sending it back to judge chutkan to determine which, if any he would have immunity for and which he would not. that's a win because that would delay the trial, which is already delayed. so what of course obviously jack...